First Foundation (FFWM) Competitors

First Foundation (NYSE:FFWM) and Customers Bancorp (NYSE:CUBI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings and media sentiment.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in FFWM or CUBI?

73.1% of First Foundation shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.3% of Customers Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.5% of First Foundation shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of Customers Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, FFWM or CUBI?

First Foundation has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Customers Bancorp has a beta of 1.53, suggesting that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, FFWM or CUBI?

Customers Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than First Foundation. First Foundation is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Customers Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
First Foundation	$545.12M	0.79	-$92.41M	-$1.27	-4.12
Customers Bancorp	$1.39B	1.34	$181.47M	$3.97	14.87

Do analysts rate FFWM or CUBI?

Customers Bancorp has a consensus price target of $64.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.40%. Given Customers Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Customers Bancorp is more favorable than First Foundation.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Foundation	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Customers Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Is FFWM or CUBI more profitable?

Customers Bancorp has a net margin of 10.51% compared to First Foundation's net margin of -13.06%. Customers Bancorp's return on equity of 11.64% beat First Foundation's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Foundation	-13.06%	-0.08%	-0.01%
Customers Bancorp	10.51%	11.64%	0.89%

Does the media refer more to FFWM or CUBI?

In the previous week, First Foundation and First Foundation both had 2 articles in the media. Customers Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat First Foundation's score of 0.59 indicating that Customers Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Foundation	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Customers Bancorp	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Customers Bancorp beats First Foundation on 15 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.